Institutes

2009 Midwinter Institute Offerings
All institutes will be held on January 23, 2009, except for the ALCTS Institute. These are ticketed events and prices vary. Please see below for details. To register for any of the institutes, please fill out the paper registration form and fax it to 800-521-6017 or mail it to:
ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

If you would like to register just for an institute only and not the Midwinter Meeting, skip Section I of the form.

WANT TO ADD A WORKSHOP TO YOUR EXISTING REGISTRATION?:
It’s easy! There are two ways:
1. By phone: Call ALA Registration at 1-800-974-3084 and ask to add a workshop to your existing registration.
2. Online: Add an event to your existing registration by clicking on the
online registration form
Use your log in and password to access your existing Midwinter registration and add events in the “Your Events” section (screen 6). Then simply check out and pay for the events you’ve added.

This Institute provides information, resources, and strategies that will help define advocacy and facilitate the development of long-term advocacy action plans for school library media programs. This Institute incorporates various tools available to school librarians, including the AASL Advocacy toolkit of online resources, the marketing resources developed through the ALA @ your library campaign, and the resources that will assist school librarians in developing a multiple year advocacy action plan that goes beyond PR and marketing.
Speaker: Deborah Levitov, MS
Tickets: Advance: ALA Member, $229, AASL Division/RT Member, $189; Non-Member, $279
Event Code: AA1

YALSA: *"Reaching Today's Diverse Teens": There are over 30 million teens in America today and they are the most ethnically diverse generation ever. Are you ready for them? Join us from 9:00 to 4:30 and learn how to identify all of the teens in your service area, as well as learn exciting, interactive and innovative ways to reach this diverse group. Serving recent teen immigrants will also be explored, as will how to maximize your impact by collaborating with youth serving organizations in your community. Presenters include Jennifer Velasquez, Teen Services Coordinator at San Antonio PL, and Yolonda Cuesta, Consultant for Cuesta Multicultural Consulting. Lunch provided. Ticketed event. $210 for YALSA members, students and retirees; $250 for ALA members; $300 for nonmembers. Code: YA2